• Song:

    Sweet Old World

  • Artist:

    Emmylou Harris

  • Album:

    Wrecking Ball

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From:   Rick L [rickl1@IX.netcom.com]
Sent:   Tuesday, December 16, 1997 8:51 PM

Artist: Emmylou Harris
Title:  Sweet Old World  (written by Lucinda Williams)
Source: From Emmylou Harris "Wrecking Ball"
        Asylum Records 1995
        Lucy Jones Music/Nomad Noman Music
        Warner Tamerlane Pub

Daniel Lanois    guitar,mandolin
Malcolm Burn     slide guitar,piano
Larry Mullen Jr  drums
Lucinda Williams acoustic guitar
Steve Earle      acoustic guitar
Richard Bennett  tremolo guitar
Neil Young       harmonica/harmony vocal

F# (244322@1)                                 G#m (133111@4)  C# (x43121@1)         F#See (244322@1)what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world
F# (244322@1)                                 G#m (133111@4)                 C#See (x43121@1)what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world
F# (244322@1)                     G#m (133111@4)     C# (x43121@1)           F#The (244322@1)breath from your own lips, the touch of fingertips
F# (244322@1)        G#m (133111@4)  C#A (x43121@1)sweet and tender kiss
F# (244322@1)                    G#m (133111@4)  C# (x43121@1)              F#The (244322@1)sound of a midnight train, wearing someone's ring
F# (244322@1)     G#m (133111@4)        C#Someone (x43121@1)calling your name
B (x2444x@1)              BbmSomebody (x13321@1)so warm cradled in your arm
G#m (133111@4)                           C#Didn't (x43121@1)you think you were worth anything
F# (244322@1)                                 G#m (133111@4)  C# (x43121@1)         F#See (244322@1)what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world
F# (244322@1)                                 G#m (133111@4)                 C#See (x43121@1)what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world

SOLO

F# (244322@1)              G#m (133111@4) C# (x43121@1)          F#Millions (244322@1)of us in love, promises made good
         G#m (133111@4)     C#Your (x43121@1)own flesh and blood
F# (244322@1)             G#m (133111@4)  C# (x43121@1)             F#Looking (244322@1)for some truth, dancing with no shoes
F# (244322@1)          G#m (133111@4)       C#The (x43121@1)beat, the rhythm, the blues
B (x2444x@1)                               BbmThe (x13321@1)pounding of your heart's drum together with another one
G#m (133111@4)                   C#Didn't (x43121@1)you think anyone loved you
F# (244322@1)                                 G#m (133111@4)  C# (x43121@1)         F#See (244322@1)what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world
F# (244322@1)                                 G#m (133111@4)                 C#See (x43121@1)what you lost when you left this world, this sweet old world

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